If all the blocks, heads, intakes, etc were cast at the same foundry, then they would have needed to be transported to the assembly plant to build the cars correct? In the case of the build date on the block --does that mean the day the engine was fully assembled?
I have a block that is one day apart from cast to build and another that is two days. Those dates seem way too close to be cast in one place then be transported to another and built. I have seen some that are a several days and heard of others that are weeks?
I wonder if the engines were assembled during the last phase of the build. Maybe that is why some were turned around so quick?
What about casting date of other parts of the engine (intake, heads) seems most originals are just a few to several days apart but I also heard of original engines with parts several weeks apart.